Götheborg of Sweden is a sailing replica of the Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg, launched in 1738. All sailors survived when the original ship sank off Gothenburg, Sweden, on 12 September 1745, while
Götheborg in Stockholm in 2021
Items recovered from original ship
Porcelain items found during the excavation
Building the Götheborg at Eriksbergs 19 December 2004
East Indiamen were merchant ships that operated under charter or licence for European trading companies which traded with the East Indies between the 17th and 19th centuries. The term was commonly use
Götheborg (ship)
…Götheborg of Sweden is a sailing replica of the Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg (I), launched in 1738 (not to be confused with the larger Götheborg (II), built some decades later). All sailors survived when the original…
1787 painting of the British East Indiaman Delaford in two positions
Model of a Swedish East India Company East Indiaman
Painting of the British East Indiaman General Goddard attacking seven Dutch East Indiamen on 14 June 1795
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